1st YEAR EMOTIONAL and SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Emotional Development Begins at birth. The process of learning to recognize and express one’s feelings and to establish one’s identity as a unique person. It deals with a child’s changing feelings about themselves, others, and the world around them. How a baby learns the meaning of love. Tone of voice, mood, care, facial expression, affection, closeness… Emotional Development

This bond is called attachment 2. Nurturing and bonding, as it relates to infants, is showing love and concern, respect, support, understanding, responding, consistency, etc….. This bond is called attachment a special closeness in a relationship

4. Failure to Thrive is what happens to babies when they have no one to love and nobody to love them. It causes slower development in all of the 5 areas of development.

Trust vs. Mistrust stage. To develop Trust in an infant: Show love and concern, giving respect, supporting, understanding, responding quickly, be consistent, be sensitive to their needs, provide a routine and schedule, holding, cuddling, playing, talking to them, loving them Through this, infants feel: safe, secure, confident, happy, loved, stronger, independent, smarter, higher self-concept, etc… Erick Erickson

Consistency and routines are necessary for a child to identify the expected behavior and to trust their parents, caregivers, and the world they live in. Mistrust Receive inconsistent care Receive little love and attention Fear and suspicion toward the world and everyone in it.

Trust Cycle TRUST MISTRUST Happy Infant Relaxed and happy parents Parents meet the infant’s needs Unhappy Infant Parents do not meet the infant’s needs Unhappy, frustrated, and disappointed parents Unhappy, fussy, and demanding infant TRUST MISTRUST Trust Cycle

Infant Personalities 3 common infant personalities: a. Sensitive child b. Placid child c. Aggressive child Identify the characteristics of each temperament and how a caregiver can handle this. Infant Personalities

TEMPERMENT TYPES INFANT PERSONALITIES SENSITIVE CHILD ♥ Slow to warm up to people ♥ Was usually fussy and irritable as a baby ♥ Reluctant to try new things or experiences ♥ New experiences may end in failure, pain or embarrassment. The child may then lose self-confidence, resulting in uncertainty and insecurity ♥ More sensitive to sounds and changes in the environment, colors, and changes in moods of people ♥ Can grow up to be sensitive to other people and work as counselors or therapists. May also use their sensitivity in the fields of music, art, or drama Caregivers Can: ♥ Help this child establish self- confidence by being patient, encouraging, and by providing lots of reassurance. TEMPERMENT TYPES INFANT PERSONALITIES

☺ Less upset by change in routine PLACID CHILD ☺ Easy going ☺ Less upset by change in routine ☺ Adjusts easily to new people and situations ☺ Happy, cheerful, patient, quiet ☺ Goes through life with a minimum of fuss and upset ☺ Can grow up to be peacemakers, any job that requires an even temper; will get along with co- workers Caregivers Can: Needs love and encouragement to push themselves toward achieving their goals May need to be challenged, if not, they could end up being a couch potato TEMPERMENT TYPES INFANT PERSONALITIES

TEMPERMENT TYPES INFANT PERSONALITIES AGGRESSIVE CHILD Constantly active and on the go, loves activity Awake more than other babies Responses are extreme (kicks more strenuously ) and temper tantrums are normal Strong-willed, eats more vigorously, cries more loudly Often larger than other babies Not concerned with failure, will try again and again Needs lots of constant parenting Can use aggressiveness in play, sports, or leadership (positive and negative) Caregivers Can: With a nurturing parent, the child can grow up to be a responsible leader of people. Parents must impose reasonable limits Child needs lots of love and praise Child needs to be made aware of the feelings and interests of others If the aggressive nature is not limited or channeled in a positive direction, this child could get into a lot of trouble TEMPERMENT TYPES INFANT PERSONALITIES

Infant Social Development 1. Social development is learning the rules of play Learning how to interact with others Learning to express oneself to others Infant Social Development

2. Newborns prefer to look at the human face – their main form of socializing

3. Through play: a child learns about and develops all areas of development. they learn about themselves, other people, and the world around them.

Types of PLAY SOLITARY PLAY On –Looker PLAY Solitary Play is independent play or playing alone, having no interest in anyone else or what other’s are doing. Examples: cars, blocks On –Looker PLAY On-looker Play is watching others play. May talk to others, but not involved with them. Wants to be close enough to interact, but still keeps to them self. Examples: Playground Types of PLAY

4. Stranger Anxiety is fear of a strange or unfamiliar face. Happens about 18 months. Expressed through crying and withdrawal It occurs because of the infants progressing cognitive development and understanding of the world. 5. Separation Anxiety is when a child is uncomfortable being away from parents or primary caregiver. Appears about 6 months and then again (even stronger) at 18 months.